this is a very sensible set of rules you've laid out. My husband has a rifle he used to use to hunt deer when we lived in TX, but that's it. I've never shot a gun in my life and have no knowledge about them, but I can react to what they've done to our society here in America. I'm beginning to see less and less reaction to these kind of shootings, less coverage and a ho-hum attitude because we KNOW it's going to happen again and again and again. To me the war is lost if that's what you want to call it.
I can no longer bring up my thoughts and theories about guns when I'm with a group of people, family gatherings, parties or going out to dinner. Maybe people care about those who get killed but I really don't even know that anymore. I feel that unless you are the one suffering any loss you and your family seem to be the only ones who feel the real pain.
There have been times when I get outraged where mind has thoughts that are better left not said out loud. I'm sure if one were to speculate you can figure out what I'm thinking, but even thinking these thoughts bother ME a lot. My views about guns are in no way supportive because this country and it's obsession has turned me against them so much.
But you've outlined some very sensible rules and I agree with you. They aren't any less than we have for so many rules and regulations we have for so many things required when buying or doing almost everything else in this country. When we have proposals that you MUST be drug tested to get food stamps that gets so much more backlash than a person gunning down multiple people at a time, there's something so screwed up. Even if it's just one person, well they're DEAD, THEY'RE GONE!
So I sincerely care about this issue, but this is what this country has become used to and it's an outrage and very, very tragic! Blood and guts don't bother many these days, it's just "balance of nature" as they say when people go hunting for animals. It's only people now. Wonder when we're all going to feel we should wear an orange jacket when we go out?? Where's God when these things occur??
Just my not so humble opinion!!
= new reply since forum marked as read